Assessing the Validity of Parenting Measures in a Sample of Chinese Adolescents
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Andrew "Andy" Supple, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the construct validity of adolescent-report parenting behavior measures (primarily derived from the Parental Behavior Measure) in a sample of 480 adolescents from Beijing, China. Results suggest that maternal support, monitoring, and autonomy granting were valid measures when assessing maternal socialization strategies and Chinese adolescent development. Measures of punitiveness and love withdrawal demonstrated limited validity, whereas maternal positive induction demonstrated little validity. The major implications of these results are that measures of “negative” parenting that included physical or psychological manipulations may not have salience for the development of Chinese adolescents. Moreover, researchers and clinicians should question the applicability of instruments and measures designed to assess family process when working with individuals in families from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Assessing the Validity of Parenting Measures in a Sample of Chinese Adolescents
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Family Psychology 18(3), 539-544
- Language: English
- Date: 2004
- Keywords
- adolescents, China, parenting behavior measures, adolescent development